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  ,8 "f's deci.n did n 4appo9t ,rudi1 = he r1liz$ t he'd 2gun 6miss ! p "! &! "w4
  8,f/1 h{"e10 8 "f 3t9u$1 8"! is "s?+ else ,i want y 6d4 ,:5 y've f9i%$ br1kfa/1 ,i want y 6g 6! ,s}duseks' & apologize 6,salek & 8 p>5ts = :at happ5$40
  8,yes1 papa10 sd ,rudi4
  8,i'll see y at ! hospital z soon z y're d"o10 8 "f sd4 ,!n he put on 8 coat & left4
  ,rudi sat 9 ! kit*5 al"o1 ?9k+ ab 8 visit 6! ,s}duseks'4 ,he did n want 6g4 ,?|< he 0 n q r1dy 6admit x1 he 0 2g9n+ 6"u/& h{ fooli% he _h be54 ,& he 0 a%am$4 ,he knew1 h{"e1 t ! l;g} he put x (f1 ! worse x wd be4 ,s1 reluctantly1 he pu%$ aside 8 br1d & set |4 ,mrs4 ,s}dusek answ}$ ! door4 ,z ,rudi look$ up at h}1 8 %ame ov}:elm$ hm1 & at t mo;t no?+ 9 ! _w seem$ z important z =give;s4 8,i'm sorry1 ,mrs4 ,s}dusek10 he blurt$ |4 8,i'm sorry1 ,i didn't want 6hurt ,salek1 h"o/4 ,i--0
  8,-e in1 ,rudi10 %e sd quietly z %e plac$ h} h& on 8 %|ld}4 ,at t mo;t ,salek appe>$ at ! door4 8,rudi6 ,boy am ,i glad 6see y6 ,i ?"|--0
  ,mrs4 ,s}dusek /opp$ hm & l$ !m bo? 96! kit*54 ,mr4 ,s}dusek _h alr g"o4 ,z ! ?ree ( !m sat d{n at ! ta#1 ,rudi notic$ t ,salek's "m did n seem l h} usual self4 ,%e 0 usu,y s c>e;l 9 h} dress1 & h} mann} 0 alw k9d & *e};l4 ,b td wisps ( hair fell c>e.sly ab h} drawn face1 & h} eyes look$ d>k & tr|#d4 8,boys10 %e 2gan1 8,i don't "k if y c "u/& :at ,i'm go+ 6say1 b--well1 y m/4 ,= if y d1 y w n"e ag place yrf 9 unnec dang}4 ,y m/ "u/& t ~! m51 ~! ,nazis1 >e unlike any"o y've "e "kn4 ,!y >e li>s1 & !y >e cruel4 ,d y "k :at "s ( !m h told p8 ,!y say n only t we >e 9f}ior2 !y say t we sacrifice ,*ri/ian *n = |r ,passov} f1/s40
  8,nobody cd 2 /upid 5 6believe t10 ,rudi sd4
  8,i us$ 6?9k t too1 ,rudi1 b n{ ,i am n s sure4 ,i am sure1 h{"e1 t "! >e ,nazis :o wd murd} e ,jew if !y cd4 ,& :o "ks1 "! may -e a "t :5--0 ,mrs4 ,s}dusek /opp$4
  ,salek put 8 >m >.d h}4 8,don't worry1 mama4 y "k t papa says he c le>n 6r1son ) !m4 ,he w figure | a way 6keep u safe40
  8,p}h10 %e sd1 try+ 6=ce a smile4 8,p}h40
  8,2ss10 ,salek 3t9u$1 8y don't h 6worry ab me & ,rudi4 ,we won't "e d any?+ z /upid z we did ye/}"d40
  8,he's "r1 ,mrs4 ,s}dusek4 ,h"o/10 sd ,rudi qkly4
  ,0! "t ,rudi left ,salek's1 8 3sci;e 0 cle>1 b 8 m9d 0 "s:at tr|#d4 ,he cd n =get ,mrs4 ,s}dusek's worri$ expres.n4 ,x 0 z if %e "u/ood "s?+ o!rs cd n grasp--"s?+ f"r5+4
  ,:5 ,rudi >riv$ at ! hospital1 he 0 / lo/ 9 ?"|4 ,he did n notice ! two ,g}man (fic}s t /ood 9 ! hallway until "o ( !m a4ress$ hm4
  8,y4 ,:at is yr "n80 ! soldi} sd4
  ,rudi jump$1 = he recogniz$ ! voice4 ,x 0 ,m5de4 ,rudi's f/ ?"| 0 t ,m5de _h f.d ! rope t he _h left 2h & _h "sh{ trac$ x back 6hm4
  8,i ask$ y a "q60 ,m5de snapp$4 8,rudi--my "n is--is ,rudi40
  8,rudi :at60
  8,kaplan10 he repli$4
  8,kaplan10 rep1t$ ,m5de1 & an ugly smile spr1d acr 8 fle%y face4 8,": is yr "f80
  ,rudi did n answ}4 8,y're v poor at answ}+ "qs10 ,m5de sd z he took 8 pi/ol |4 ,he j}k$ ,rudi t{>d hm & plac$ ! gun next 6,rudi's temple4 ,b ! o!r (fic} rais$ 8 h&1 & reluctantly ,m5de l{}$ ! gun4 ,x 0 evid5t 0his uni=m t ? second (fic} 0 ( hi<} rank ?an ,m5de4
  8,we h a message = hm10 ! second soldi} sd1 & ,rudi recogniz$ 8 voice z well4 ,x 0 ,franke4
  8,cd y g 6hm & tell hm t8 ,we h message--t is all40
  ,rudi1 glad 6be rel1s$1 ran 6f9d 8 "f4 8,papa111 he sd1 8"! >e (fic}s--!y say !y h a message = y40
  ,rudi foll{$ 8 "f back | 96! hall4 8,i am ,jakob ,kaplan4 ,:at is x y want80
  8,i am ,capta9 ,franke10 ! (fic} sd calmly4 8,we h -e 6tell y t yr s}vices >e no l;g} ne$$40
  8,y c't 2 s}i|s10 sd ,dr4 ,kaplan4 8,al? ?+s >e bett} ?an !y w}e--/1 e room is fill$10
  8,"! >e o!r doctors "h10 ,capta9 ,franke 3t9u$4 8,&--0
  8,oh1 yes--?ree o!rs10 ,rudi's "f 9t}rupt$ 8,?ree--?ree =! 5tire hospital40
  8,i ?"| y told me "! 7 six doctors "h1 ,m5de10 sd ,franke1 turn+ 6his coll1gue4
  8,"! w}e10 expla9$ ,dr4 ,kaplan1 8b ?ree ( !m h -e d{n ) typhoid40
  8,t doesn't matt}10 sd ,m5de4 8,yr s}vices >e n ne$$40
  8,n ne$$8 ,h{ c y 9 gd 3sci;e /& "! & say s* a ?+80 ,rudi's "f dem&$4
  8,we d n ne$ a ,jew 6c>e = ,g5tiles60 ,m5de answ}$4
  8,! po9t is n :e!r ,i am a ,jew2 ! po9t is t ,i am a doctor1 & ~! p ne$ a doctor40
  8,we w see t ! pati5ts >e c>$ =10 ,capta9 ,franke repli$4
  8,h{8 ,c y cl1nse w.ds8 ,c y remove bullets f fle%8 ,or p}h y >e bett} at diagnos+ typhoid victims or c>+ = ~? :o >e dy+ f malnutri;n60 3t9u$ ,dr4 ,kaplan1 gr{+ angry4 8,tell me1 ":1 ": w y get ~! doctors8 ,y "k t "! >e n t _m left4 ,~? ( my coll1gues :o h n tak5 ill h be5 s5t (f 6"w camps40
  8,5|<60 ,m5de %|t$4 ,he ag drew 8 gun4 ,rudi's "f turn$ 6hm & 0 ab 6sp1k :5 ,m5de lift$ 8 gun & br"| ! butt (! pi/ol d{n acr ,rudi's face4 ,z ,rudi /um#d 2n ! bl{1 he he>d ,m5de scr1m1 8,"!--n{ yr s}vices >e ne$$6 ,jews w c>e = ,jews60 ,he felt 8 "f's p{};l >ms ab hm2 !n "ey?+ w5t black4